. >> christien kafton was in the room as the former president spoke. the crowd, telling you, he didn't disappoint. >> reporter: the former president and salesforce co-ceo talked for about an hour. they didn't talk about current politics, but they did talk about big issues. those who attended said they found them inspiring. thousands lined up outside dreamforce, waiting for hours to sit in on a fireside chat between salesforce ceo mark benioff, and former president barack obama. the former president of what it directly talking about former politics, but indirectly the former president joked about the debunked birther conspiracy theory saying, "these are strange times we live in, aren't they?" he spent more time talking about broad issues that he is coidchange is at the top. "there is such a thing as too late." he also said the widening gap between the rich and poor, and the info age that allows people to avoid challenging ideas. the former president also said inclusivity and empowering women will be the key to problem solving in business going forward s

live in city hall, christien kafton, ktvu fox 2 news. >> you mentioned they want to get results out as soon as possible. will we perhaps get a decision tonight in the race for da and the issue involving juul and vaping? >> reporter: polls close around 8 pm and they are hoping to post the initial results at around 8:45. those will be the ballots they have processed and that have come in to city hall like the ones that came in this morning. votes by mail ballots and ballots that people have dropped off. they essentially flip the switch and they can get the results from those machines. first results around 8:45. it is a bit of a numbers game. they are going to have to see what the numbers are. at some point in time becomes mathematically impossible for one candidate to win or another. it is unclear as to when we will get definitive results. we expect to get first results around 8:45. we have a little more time to go before results are certified by the department of elections. that has to be done by december 5. they anticipate before december 5 but that gives you a time range. that is the

in san francisco, christien kafton, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> tomorrow it is up to the voters to decide the race for san francisco district attorney. four candidates are in the running. >>> voters will also determine whether to impose a sales tax on ride share trips in the city. prop d calls for a tax on single rides and 1.5% on pool rides. the city estimates the tax could bring in more than $30 million a year. the money would go toward transit improvement and pedestrian safety projects and voters will decide prop c, it seeks to overturn the ban on the sale of vaping products. early in octobersupport for the measure. a no vote would allow the street go into effect january around the city right now. in the avenues certainly. if you look at this live picture, my arrow here, see it? there is the fog. by the civic center. colored for the get out to vote. you can see that? there is fog along it coast. trying to get into san francisco. there is fog along the coast. visibility won't be great. winds are offshore. actually the winds are flat. north, west, east. they are just kind of flat so the fog

christien kafton tells us the annual convention has brought an estimated 171,000 people to the city. >> good morning and welcome to dream force 2019. >> reporter: san francisco's biggest annual conference got underway with the keynote address from the co-ceo of salesforce. and then the cofounder, mark. >> as we traveled world and is one word that continues to come up over and over again and it is the word that we are all anchored to today and at this conference and it is together. >> reporter: salesforce 2019 wasn't without controversy. protesters interrupted the address repeatedly. the cofounder doing them time to make their point before having them escorted out. immigrants rights activists rallied saying salesforce provides technology to customs and border protection. >> customs and border patrol is using that technology to track people and they are using that to detain people. >> reporter: inside, leaders highlighted inclusivity as one of their principles. a navy veteran saying his post military job hunt was floundering until he got training on how to use salesforce. now he is a t

christien kafton tells us the department said that officers are learning how to de-escalate situations before they turned violent. >> reporter: by the nature of their jobs officers encounter high stress situations and people in distress. the san francisco police department latest orderly report said use of force is down 24% over the same period just last year with 500 reported uses of force out of 200,000 calls for service. since july 2016 the department said there has been a 47% decrease in use of force. the department following a mandate to safeguard human life and dignity. >> it highlights our use of force policy which highlights the sanctity of life and de- escalation, communications concepts that we have gathered through talking to other agencies across the country and best practices. >> the department credit decreasing use of force and ongoing training on how to de- escalate high stress situations with crisis intervention training. in some cases officers can diffuse the situation by changing their language. instead of demands use questions. >> the question of dropped the knife, d

in san francisco, christien kafton, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> coming up, big losses for uber, the company ceo has hope for the future. new at 6:30, when uber can see a profit. >>> weeding out illegal pot. how california's attorney general is cracking down on unsanctioned marijuana farms throughout the state. >> we are united in this fight because illegal planting of public land hurts everything. in the human brain, billions of neurons play in harmony. for people with parkinson's, some neurons change their tune, causing uncontrollable tremors. now, abbott technology can target those exact neurons. restoring control and harmony, once thought to belost forever. the most personal technology is technology with the power to change your life. >>> new at 6:30, uber ceo says the company hopes to be profitable soon. he told reporters the company's goal is to reach probability for the full year of 2021. uber lost nearly $1.2 billion last quarter, extending its streak of losses. the company continues to grow in revenue, racking up more than $3.8 billion last quarter. that is 30% more than the same ti

in san francisco, christien kafton, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> a new nationwide poll shows joe biden now in the lead in the democratic primary race for president according to a poll released to today. biden received 24% of the vote while pete buttigieg got teen percent. senator warren fell to 14% in senator sanders got 13%. there was a dramatic drop between sanders and remaining candidates who received less than 3% of the vote. >>> the big story this week is the weather as we head into the thanksgiving holiday. here's a look at the radar. it is already pouring and we are expecting a lot of rain over the bay area tonight. we will talk with phil to find out exactly how much. caltrans told people if you are headed to tahoe and you haven't left yet, don't start now. both directions are closed because there had been so many crashes as a result of the heavy snow. here locally it is raining and this is a picture from san jose. there is pretty much traffic everywhere brought the bay area. here's a live picture of 24 heading into walnut creek. you can see it is completely backed up. we sought 80 ear

live in san francisco, christien kafton. ktvu fox 2 news. >>> u.s. supreme court has heard arguments to and daca. the program protects nearly 700,000 immigrants deportation. christina ran down shows us the scene as hundreds of people gathered in front of the high court. >> reporter: dozens of dreamers in washington fighting for their future. >> never lose your hope, never lose your fire. >> reporter: daca reporters and others came together on the steps of the supreme court as they heard arguments on the president's decision to end daca. one of the state attorneys general fighting to keep daca in place. >> the federal government tried to terminate the daca program the wrong way. >> the daca policy was lawful and constitutional. so the reason why the attorney general and the administration said that they were terminating it because it was unlawful is that they did not want to take ownership of the decisions. >> reporter: the trump administration tried phasing out daca two years ago saying the program interferes with immigration enforcement efforts but

live in san francisco, christien kafton. >>> crews in the north bay are working to make properties damaged by the kincaid fire safe for residents. sonoma county contracted with a company for phase 1 of the cleanup and the county is paying the bill. as sarah explains homeowners are on the hook after that. >> reporter: sonoma county wants to move fast. the deal was signed with a cleanup contractor on friday and crews are already out in sonoma county to get the process started today. phase 1 is a hazardous waste sweep. this part won't cost homeowners anything but it will cost the county. sonoma county paid nrc environmental services $750,000 to go through each damage to property and get rid of waste that poses health risks and requires special handling and disposal. >> we are going parcel by parcel cleaning up toxic materials. if they see a pull shed where there were pool chemicals they will clean it up. car batteries, propane tanks, making the property safe. >> reporter: the county will try to get 75% of the cost reimbursed on the state. once phase 1 wraps phase two starts which is debris re

christien kafton live in the city or look at the numbers and what police say is behind this declin >> reporter: police are telling me that use of force is down nearly 50% over the last 3 1/2 years. officers are being trained to de-escalate adulation situations before they turned violent. by the nature of their jobs officers encounter high stress situations and people in distress. the san francisco police department quarterly report said use of force is down 24% over the same period last year with 500 reported uses of force out of nearly 200,000 calls for service. since july 2016 the department said there has been a 47% decrease in the use of force. the department following a mandate to safeguard human life and dignity. >> it highlights our use of force policy which highlight the sanctity of life, de- escalation, communications and concepts that we have gathered in talking to other agencies and best practices. >> the department credit a focus on decreasing use of force in training on how to de-escalate high stress situations with in in some cases officers can diffuse the situation just

christien kafton ktvu fox 2 news. >>> a very elaborate holiday display has been ruined by thieves. we first tried you to shelly jimenez when she built a large halloween display for her son when he was dying. she built another big christmas display hour those decorations weren't up for two weeks when someone stole everything. >> it was so beautiful and shelly is doing it for such a beautiful reason. >> when i opened the shutters and i looked out and it was empty right here, i was in shock. >> i could just have them back on my lawn, i would never report you, i mean, i just want to do this for my son. >> pam fomoved ck yard. her neighbors they're collecting money now trying to replace the props and they're also checking surveillance video to try to determine who stole those decorations. >> i have a feeling those neighbors are all going to help out. >> yes, they will. >>> 4:49 is the time. let's check in with sal for a look at traffic. >> all right. and we're looking at the commute here on the altamonte pass approach on 205 and 580 for people who come in from the tracy area. and we do

christien kafton tells us investigators are trying to figure out if the attempted robbery is connected to a purse snatching just the day before. >> reporter: the amateur video is shocking. one man is knocked to the ground and stops moving apparently unconscious. now police are looking for the men who raced away in a dark colored suv. the supervisor saying he has talked to police leadership and the district attorney's elect and says the attack might be linked. that incident was also caught on video. >> the car appears to be the same car that they would jump into at this corner that was known from up above. >> reporter: supervisor peace peace peskin also revealing details. ages 63, 67, 68. despite the violence of the attack, none were left with major injuries. >> i've seen the same video that you've all seen and how the profound injuries happened. >> reporter: at portsmouth square today, community members reflecting on the recent acts of violence. supporters are saying attacks like this would happen on everyone who lives, works, and visits the city. >> it does not matter which community

christien kafton tweeted this video moments ago. he said the power went out at the security checkpoint and the generators quickly kicked in we have heard from others that some parts of the airport or in the dark and the elevators, escalators and baggage claim beds aren't working. no word yet on why the power went out on one of the busiest travel days of the year. we are working to get more information for ktvu plus. >>> hundreds of people struggling financially well-kno as rob roth tells us, chesa boudin is giving back to people in need because he was once in their shoes. >> let's open the line, let's go. >> reporter: on this tuesday at market street in west oakland, hundreds of people on hard times got a taste of thanksgiving, hot turkey lunch, a frozen turkey to go and a warm coat for those who could use one. the food is complements of chesa boudin eight . >> we want to continue to lighten the load for everyone else. >> reporter: he understands people in need because he was once one himself. >> i know what it was like growing up p

live in san francisco, christien kafton, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> fleetwood mac performs tomorrow. do you know the schedule for other speakers? >> fleetwood mac goes tomorrow. president obama will be part of the address on thursday. that will be another big draw here. there is a lot going on down here right now. evil coming and going. a lot of the businesses are very happy. we touched on some of that last week. all the conventioneers in town means big business for a lot of folks. >> thank you. >>> the cofounder of uber has sold a large chunk of his shares. he was ousted as ceo but he is still on the board of directors. according to filings with the sec he sold $880 million worth of uber stock this month. he is using some of that windfall to launch a new startup called cloud kitchen. it rents space to restaurants that would offer delivery only service. >>> on wall street stocks were lower due to losses in energy and retail. the dow lost 102 points. shares in kohl's dropped 20%. nasdaq set another record due to gains in chip makers. >>> snp was down one point. >>> no charges filed wh

live in san francisco, christien kafton ktvu fox 2 news. >> thank you so much. >>> residence of the butte county town of paradise stopped today to remember the lives lost one year ago. they stood silent this morning and many in tears for 85 seconds. one second for each person killed in the camp fire. the fire destroyed nearly 19,000 structures and almost wiped out the town of paradise. nearby towns also lost homes and businesses. those losses are still taking their toll. >> it changed everybody. people barely got out with their lives appear and they don't understand how horrific the fire was and how scary it was. it changed people. it changed this town. >> this man lost several friends in the fire. flames raced up the ridge and trap them in their cars. greg ran to a creek and survived that his friends didn't make it. >> with tens of thousands and buildings and cars destroyed there was cleanup that had to be done over the last year. this was shared from sacramento. cars burned out and abandoned as if there were a war zone here. it left this rubble. one year later the drone flew over those

live in san francisco, christien kafton. ktvu fox 2 news. >>> u.s. supreme court has ruled that a lawsuit can move forward against the maker remington arms. at issue here is how they marketed the rifle that was used in the 2012 sandy hook school massacre. the lawsuit alleges that the bushmaster rifle used in the attack by shooter adam, was marketed to the public in a way that violated the law in connecticut. >> 20 children and six educators were killed in that shooting. the plaintiffs include a survivor and relatives of nine people who died that day. remington arms argued that a federal law shields gunmakers from liability in most cases. >>> mayor london breed and two supervisors announced that they have reached an agreement on how to reform the city's mental health care system. the mayor along with supervisors hillary roman and matt haney introduced a mental health initiative called mental health sf . after introducing dueling initiative lawmakers were able to come to a compromise to create the first universal mental health, and substance healthcare

christien kafton is in the city with new information on the investigation and we are learning this may have been the second of two attacks by the same group over the weekend. >> reporter: the supervisor for the district telling me san francisco police are looking to see if the same group of suspects are responsible for the two incidents that happened in the sense for cisco chinatown. we noticed a much increased presence of police officers around the square. the amateur video is shocking. group of men launching a violent attack in moments one man is knocked to the ground. he stopped moving apparently unconscious. that police are looking for the men who raced away from the scene and then suv. supervisor saying he talked to police leadership and the district attorney elect and says the attack may be linked to another attack on friday night. a violent purse snatching in front of the bakery on jackson street. the supervisor saying the incident was captured on video. >> the car that the perpetrator jumped into appears to be the same car that the individuals jumped into at this corner that wa

christien kafton is on the story and will have more today coming up at 5:00. >>> conservative commentator ann coulter is scheduled to speak tonight at uc berkeley. two years ago she canceled a scheduled appearance at cal because of concerns over security. berkeley college republicans invited coulter to talk about immigration and say the university has promised to provide the necessary security. university says it is committed to providing a forum for a variety of points of view.coulter's critics plan to protest her appearance. >> your first amendment rights will be protected no matter what it is you believe in... nonnegotiable. statement that the reason why she's here. is to promote anti-immigrant hysteria, immigrant bashing and the ideas of the far right in this country of white supremacist. >> coulter is scheduled to speak at 9:00 tonight at wheeler hall on campus. officials from uc berkeley say campus will remain open and classes are scheduled to take place as regularly scheduled. >>> also today the posey tube that takes drivers from allen it took and will be shut down today for total

christien kafton reports. >> reporter: in san francisco, timberline regular say this they twice a day ritual. crews sprang down the streets partly to get rid of any human waste that has accumulated. it's an ongoing concern for those in the neighborhood. including, the cree senior center. >> you come to a place like this which is a incredible senior center. it's a safe place to come, engage, socialize. but, you might have to walk through human excrement to get there. is that going to stop you from getting there? it might. >> do we want 24 hour bathrooms? >> yes. and the need is so great that supervisor matt haney held a rally advocating for more 24- hour pitstops like this one. in august, the city lost a pilot program at three pitstop restrooms. the supervisor says the results speak for themselves. the pitstop saw thousands of uses in the areas around them were cleaner. he wants the city to spend about $2 million to open more pitstops 24/7. and says the money could partially be offset by a decrease in the number of steam pleadings that people have to use the street to go to the bathroo